Asia

S.Korea’s Export Grows 45.4 Percent In First 20 Days Of Apr

SEOUL, Apr 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s export grew in double figures, in the first 20 days of this month,…

Indian PM Rules Out Lockdown Despite Second Wave Of COVID-19

NEW DELHI, Apr 21 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, ruled out a lockdown, amid the second wave of…

Iran Reports 25,492 New COVID-19 Cases, 2,286,927 In Total

TEHRAN, Apr 21 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Health Ministry, yesterday reported 25,492 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections…

Explosion Rocks Downtown Kabul, Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – A powerful explosion shook Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, last night, an Afghan security official confirmed,…

Some 20 Crew Members Missing As Vessel Runs Aground In Waters Off Southern Philippines

MANILA, Apr 21 (NNN-PNA) – Search and rescue operations are underway for 20 missing crew members from a cargo vessel…

EU sanctions 10 Myanmar junta officials, 2 firms

BRUSSELS, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union announced sanctions on 10 Myanmar junta officials and two conglomerates linked to the…

Three Killed, Three Wounded In Car Bomb Blast In Afghanistan’s Herat Province

HERAT, Apr 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three people, including an assailant, were killed and three others wounded, when a suicide car…

Iran Welcomes Talks With Saudi Arabia: Spokesman

TEHRAN, Apr 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran welcomes talks with Saudi Arabia, to settle mutual differences, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Saeed…

Freedom index finds journalism blocked in 130+ countries

PARIS, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The annual report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that journalism was at least partly…

Gov’t Forces Free 28 From Taliban Prison In S. Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six armed militants were killed and 28 people were freed from a Taliban detention centre,…